Morality, High Finance, and Videos from Samana (plus more)

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Morality and High Finance
By Wade Lee Hudson

One of the best analysts of the financial industry is James Kwak, co-author with Simon Johnson of The Baseline Scenario blog. On February 14, he posted “The Social Value of Finance,” which was a comment on a long paper by Sabeel Rahman, a Harvard Law fellow, on the moral implications of the financial crisis and the question of how to deal with banks that are “too-big-to-fail” (TBTF).

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Videos of Samana

I’ve posted three very brief videos shot during my December 2013 tour of the Samana peninsula in the Dominican Republic. To view them, click on the following links:

First Video
Second Video
Third Video

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FREE Webinar on Deepening Community

FREE Webinar!
Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times with Paul Born and Peter Block
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Bestselling author of Stewardship Peter Block joins us for a discussion on the subject of community with Deepening Community author and founder of the Tamarack Institute, Paul Born.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss:
•How to identify a “deep” community over a shallow one
• What leaders and organizers stand to gain from a stronger community whose members focus on serving each other
• Examples of stewardship and deep community in action
…and more!

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SpeakOUT

Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Church in San Francisco recently posted the following on his Facebook page:

SpeakOUT – Wed, March 12, 2014 – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

When people come together to speak their truths, they know they are not alone. They feel the love and compassion from their brothers and sisters, and experience beloved community. Every Wednesday at 5pm, you are welcomed by me and Janice Mirikitani to come up to a single microphone and share your stories, songs, poetry, music, and whatever moves you. Community dinner prepared by the Daily Free Meals Program is served after SpeakOUT.

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